Combination display and shipping container



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Jan. 5, 1932. H". 'r. FOGG COMBINATION DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed Feb. 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I awuemtg' z Patented Jan. 5, 1932 UNI PATENT HERBERT T. rose; OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR To NATIONAL BIsoUIT COMPANY, NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY COMBINATION DISPLAY AND SHIPPING CONTAINER Application filed February 19, 1929. Serial No. 341,223.

2 formed as to allow a maximum number thereof to be cut from a. given quantity of sheet a material, while at the same time the box, when formed, will have a sturdy construction and will display the contents in a most swingingly connected to the main body por- I plication of which will be indicated in the efficient and attractive manner.

Another object is to provide a display box having a foldable display flap which is tion of the display box in a manner such that it is supported in proper display position when swung rearwardly, but may be readily folded forwardly Over the contentsof the box.

A still further object is to provide a novel manner of packaging boxed goods utilizing the improved box as a packing box for shipping boxed materials, such as cakes and the like.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appeanhereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises/anv article of manufacture possessing the fea tures, properties, and the relation of elements which will be exemplified in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the apclaims.

' For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying V drawings, in which: 7

Figure 1 is a. front elevation of one exemplification of the invention in display position;

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is aview similar to Fig. 2, but showing the device in shipping position with the boxed goods therein; A

Fig. 4 is a view of the blank by the folding of which the device shown in Fig. 1 is formed; 7

Fig. 5 is a detail plan View of the display flap hinge and supporting means shown in Fig. l;-and I Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken along the dotted lines 66 of Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the arrows.

By more particular reference to the drawings it will be seen that'the exemplification of the invention shown therein is made of semi-rlgid material such as cardboard and comprises a bottom wall 10, triangular side walls 11 and 12, a rear wall 13 and a display flap 14: swingingly mounted on the top of said rear wall.

Positioned behind said rear wall 13, and acting as a support therefor, is a supporting wall 15, which is formed from the members 16 and 17, which overlap each other and are held together by co-operating means such as the tongue-and-slit 18 and 19. As shown in Fig. 4 and by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the mem- A bers 16 and 17 are preferably unsymmetrical ly formed as to length with respect to the main body portions of the device so that the tongue-and-slit connection comes adj acent the bend between the member 17 and the end wall 12. Such a construction not only provides 4 a secure connection between the members 16 and 17, but also allows a maximum number of'bl'anks to be cut froma given amount of sheet material. r

It will be understood, of course, that, as is usual, score marks are made on the blank at each place the elements of the box are to be bent with respect to each other. With the exception of'the score mark 20 between the rear wall 13 and the display flaplt', these score marks are continuous. The score mark .20, however, is interrupted in at least one place, and across the interrupted portion an ofiset score mark 21 is formed. Also, between the ends of the score marks '20 and 21 there are provided transverse slits 22. Such a construction-as will be seen particularly by reference to Figs. 5 and 6-while allow-.

ing the display flap 14 to be readily swung forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the be readily understood that a plurality thereof may be used, if'desired,it beingpreferable, of course,in such case that such interruption should be more or less symmetrically disposed laterally with respect to the score line 20. That portion of the material from which the article is made which lies between the transverse slits 22, acts as a hinge, and alsoacts to limit the SWI-HO of the display flap 14 with respect to the rear wall 13.

As will be seen reference to Fig.3, the display flap 14 is of substantially the same configuration and size as that of the bottom wall 10 whereby, when boxed goods such as cakes are stacked therein, the display flap '14 2 23 or a sheet of-wrapping paper 24, or both,

may be folded forwardly and the contentssecured in position merely by running a string around the ensemble, the ends of'the paper being folded: in the usual manner. This provides a novel manner of packaging wrapped .goods for shipment in which the packaging is accomplished quickly and easily and with a large saving of material.

7 VVhen packed for shipment the display box'forms a par- Ztial wrapper and the wrapping paper or 35.

' boxed goods in place and when broken comes :oii without inJuring or disturbing the display box or its contents.

string completes the wrapping securing the Furthermore, with the improved display box as the boxed goods are removed the reinai-nder'can berearranged on the bottom wall 10, so that at all times, by reason of the triangular form of the end walls 11 and 12.

there is provided an attractive and efiicient display of the contents of the device.

Since certain changes may be made in the i above article and different embodiments of 7 the invention could be made without depart- -ing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all: mattereontained in the above description 7 or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the follow ing claims are int-ended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope ofthe invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

' l-laving ,deseribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters vPatent is 2' 1. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a bottom wall, a rear wall, means forsupporting the rear wall in vertical position, adisplay flap forming a continuation of said rear wall and swinging ly connected thereto at certain portions by a score line; another portion of said connection having a score line offset from said first-mentioned score line, and a transverse slit interrupting said connection between said score lines. o

2. A device of the class described, comprising, in combinatioma lOQt-lZOHIWQLll, a rear wall, means for suporting the rear wall in vertical position, a display flap forming a continuation of said reaifwall and swingiiigly connected thereto at certain portions by a score line; said score line being interrupted at another portion of the connection between the rear wall and the display flap. by. a pair of.transversely-disposed slits, the portion of said connection positioned between said slits having score line oifset with respect to said first-mentioned score line. 7

3. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a bottom wall, a verztically-disposed shaped end walls, each of said end walls at rear wall, triangularlyits rear side having a flap connected thereto by a score line and adapted to be bent to-a position behind said rear wall; said flaps having a cooperating tongue-and-slit for securing them in said last-mentioned position, said triangular end walls forming a substantially straight line from the frontedge of the bottom wall to the top edge of the rear wall;

and a display flap swingingly connected to the top edge of said rear wall and adapted to swing forwardly with respect thereto; said display flap being of substantially the same dimensions as the bottom wall.

4. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a bottom wall, a-

vertically-disposed rear wall, triangularlyshaped end walls, each of said end walls at its rear side having a flap connected by a score line and adapted to be bent to a posiion behind said rear wall; said flaps having a cooperating tongue-and-slit for securing them in said last-mentioned position, said triangular end walls forming a substantially straight line from the front edge of the bot tom wall to the top edge of the rear wall; one of said flaps being of substantially the same length as the rear wall, and the tongueand-slit connection between said flaps: being positioned adjacent the bend between the other flap and its end wall.

5. A blank for forming a foldable display box, comprising three rectangularportions join-ed laterally and defined laterally with respect to each other by score lines, the first of said rectangular portions having connected thereto at each of its ends a triangular section defined with respect thereto by a score line, the hypothenuse of said triangular sections being directed away from the ends of said first rectangulansectionat an ill) each of said angle such that at the intersection thereof with the score line between said first and second rectangular sections the height of the triangle is a proximately equal to the lat- 5 eral dimension of said second-mentioned rectangular section; each of said triangular sections on said last-mentioned side having a flap extending therefrom and defined with respect thereto by a score line; said flaps be- 10 ing adapted to be 'folded behind said second respect to each other by score lines, the first of said rectangular portions having connected thereto at each of its ends a triangular section defined with respect thereto by a score line the hypothenuse of said triangular sections being directed away from the ends of said first rectangular section at an angle such that at the intersection thereoi with the score line between said firstand second rectangular sections the height of the triangle is approximately equal to the lateral dimension of said second-mentioned rectangular section; each of said triangular sections on said last-mentioned side having a flap extending therefrom and defined with respect thereto by a score line; said flaps being adapted to be folded behind said secondmentioned section to support the same at '0 right angles to said first-mentioned rectangular section; said flaps having cooperating means holding each other in position, the score line between said secondand thirdmentioned rectangular sections being interrupted by an offset score line defined by transverse slits; the third-mentioned rectangular section being of substantially the same dimensions as the first-mentioned rectangular section.

7 A blank for forming a foldable display box, comprising three rectangular portions joined laterally and defined laterally with respect to each other by score lines, the first of said rectangular portions having connected thereto at each of its ends a triangular section defined with respect thereto by a score mentioned side having a flap extending therefrom and define-d with respect thereto by a score line; said flaps being of unequal length and being adapted to be folded behind said second-mentioned section to support the same at right angles to said first-mentioned rectangular section; said flaps having cooperating means holding each other in position, the score line between said secondand thirdmentioned rectangular sections being interrupted by an ofiset score line defined by transverse slits.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HERBERT T. FOGG.

line, the hypothenuse of said triangularseci tions being directed away from the ends of said first rectangular section at an angle such I that at the intersection thereof with the score line between said first and second rectangular sections the height of the triangle is approximately equal to the lateral dimension of sald second-mentioned rectangular section;

triangular sections on'said last-o 

